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Quote of the Day for Sunday, October 11, 2026

Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life

Epictetus, The Encheiridion, c. AD 125Translated by George Long (1877)

Our note: The Encheiridion is a short handbook of Epictetus's teaching, put together by his student Arrian.

Verified in the full text of The Encheiridion on Project Gutenberg · Project Gutenberg ebook #10661 · Collected in A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion

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